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rM. luC In' the r.' '>.«"'>, . t tfcosuSil at tiK- 1,1 ll,e Lo,lc ' 1 «•»* l-rid before the house ,,‘e Secretary of the Treasury, • staieinenl shewing the ton- 0 f,e.<eLof the U. Status which inierr-d from, and cleared lor |.oiU i» with tlie tunuage of iid^Tvhich entered the I’orts airs during the years lCIti, ISliJl'It). and 1810. treasury report. The Speaker l.ml before the House the following Report— XftC-ASSlRT DiPSRTME'T, U/k January, 1841. To Ihe Hon Jons W. T»VI."K, • Speaker of (he (Inure <K HrpresenWdJM Sir—In obedieuce to a resolution ol me House of Representatives, of (lie 4tb instant, Instructing the Secretary oi ihe Treasury U» report to the House •• a itatenjeat of III “ money in Hie Treasury on Hie tost ol aa- « nusrv, 1841, together with a statement ol “ the money in Hie I. wds of the I .easurer, “asAaent fur the War and Navy Drpait- « menu,.* that day,” J have Hie honor to state, that there was in the T reasury on that day the sum of $ 1.07#}M1 I S, and m the bands of the Tre-urer, as Agent lor Hie War and Navy Departments, the sum ol q l <150,378 45, vizfor the War Depart ment, g *51,873 ID, mid for the Navy Da- partment, 5 709,004 96. . _ Of the sum of f 1,071,171 11. m I he Trea sury on the first of January, Util, S hOO.OOU weiu paid by tile Hank ot Hie Undid States, on the fOtii of December, 1*2 o, but which were payable on the 1st day of Jan. thereaf ter, and, were estimated in the receipts into the Treasury for 18!I- If this sum is He- dueled, the amount in tha Treasury on that day will be S 976,171 18. If it is consider ed a part of the receipts of 1840, tlie estimat ed receipts lor I Gil, wilt be diminished by f lat a Mount. Withthisexplanation.it will not |,c material whether it is placed to the credit of the onk or the otlirr year—the ge neral result of flic t"« jeans will he the same. U'lj.. r»e. Ipts ef the f.iii ll. qitgHsr, with the exception of pay menfi made at Mobile a id .New-Orleans, n Ihe two Iasi weeks of J),-reinher, 18 40, and in tlie whole month at most of the land offices, are ascertained In lie $ 1015,685 99. In the Annual Report, tin receipt of the fourth quarter wyre estimated al 3 3.110,000— the actual receipts,therefore, exceed those that were estimated, by ?iili,- 59.1 99. and by 3 115,585 99, if the payment made bj Hie 1! ink uu tlie 30th December be deducted from the receipts of 1840. If the sum of s 611,58-1 v» be added to the sum of 3 5,4i7,830 83, which was stated in my letter of the ilst of Deccm’r, 18J0, to lie . gate ar.: of !h ■ f-'ur"t q which ws' tes ice ygH'imd '-r.lored fn to engrosseo for a flitch reading* Tifcabav, Jan. Mr. Suit'i of MJ. iiiovoJ the following joint resolution : Resolved U!) llie Sennit anil House of Representatives oj tat United Stales of .1- mcrtcn in Congress itssembled, I hat tile recruiting service for the army be sus pended for amt during the present year, and iiiilil the end of the next iteSsion ol Congress. The resolution was twice re td, and ordered to be engrossed for a third rea ding. Mr. Cook submitted for consideration the following resolution, which was, af ter some consideration, ordered to lie on toe table : Resolved, That the committee on elec tions be instructed to inquire whether ti ny, and, if any, tvhut, alteration* arc ne cessary to be made in the law, entitled An act relative to the election of Presi dent and Vico 1'rcsident of the United Slates, and declaring the officer who shall net as 1'residenl and Vice I’resiilenl in eases of vacancies in the office* both of President and Vice President; and al so whether >1 be expedient to increase the compensation of any of the persons appointed to transmit the votes ol tlie <•■ lectors of President and Vice Presideut at the late election. Air. Siorrs submitted for consideration tlie follow ing resolution : Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be diiec.ted to report to this House a sta'cment of the moneys now in the Treasury or collected at any place, which are applicable to the redemption of Hie Stock created by the a--l prorid ing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Missis sippi territory, passed March 31, 1014. On motion of Mr. Cocke, it w as Resolved, That the committee on the Public Lands be instructed to enquire into the expediency of granting to tin- state of Aiibnint, aii iiie unsold islands tn (he Tennessee river, tlie proceeds ol which shall he applied to the improve ment of the navigation of said river. Mr. Smith, of N. C. gave notice that be should, on Thursday next, move to proceed to the consideration of ihe inn- lion to amend the Constitution of the U. State*, so as to establish an uniform mode of election of Elector* of President and Vice President of the United States. WanKtsnAT, January ?-4. Among Ihe papers offered during the that'*Yeor.*thVamniint at the disposition of| presentation ot memorials to-day, was the Treasury, in tbai quarter, will be aug tnenled to £ 6,033, M 8 84 It is ascertained that Ihe payments from the Treasury, during that quarter, have a- mounted to 3 4,947,145 44, which being de ducted from tlie esliniattJ means of that 3 uarler, will leave in the Tieasury, as alrea- y stated, on the 1st day of January, 1841, the sum of gl ,070,48118. But, if tile £500,- OOO paid by tile Bank, be deducted from I be reciipti of 1840, the balance in the Treasu ry, on tlie 1st day of January, I8tl, will be, Ms has already been staled, Jai6,471 18. The demands upon tlie Treasury during the year 1840, in order lo complete the »er vice uf that year and t* effect Hie objects fur whicii tlieecrcral appropriations were made, a.ui which are no! included in the foregoing sum of $ 4,y;>7,l ii S4, amount* to s 4,707, 887 96, hr: t.'ivii, diplomatic and miscellaneous, (be ing the dim-re nee between llieatim of 31,407,- Sln 56, estimated lo b» paid in the 4lll quar ter, and the a mi actually paid.) 3759 90a 40 Pi ID 11C debt 4,076,918 15 War Department 065 1(14 81 Navy Department 1,110,0(10 00 Which leaves an excel* of demand beyond the money in the Treasury, of33,631,816 78, end of 31,1.31,816 78, if the payment made by the bank be deducted from the payments info llie Treasury in Ihe year ISiO. It may he proper tn observe, Hut, if thn euro of J-2,076,918 15, ofthii Louisiana stock, has not betn pressed for payment, it lins hern tue result of forbenrance on the part of the holders of that stock, and uf confidence in the fuitli of the nation, that such forbear ance will not operate to their injury. The Ollier demands upon the Treasury, which Were estimated as a charge iipuu it in the fourth quarter of Hie year 1840, ami which are not embraced in the estimates of the ex penditure tor 1841, and wnich constitute a part of the deficit above stated, will, it is pre sumed, be demanded uf Hie Treasury. It wit! he pcrccned Hut the sums in the Jtand« of tlie Treasurer, at Agent of the War and Navy Departments, exceed the e tim it>> of them, annexed to the estimate* of the ser vice of the year 1841. These moneyi arc drawn from the age it, as the dcni.uids upon the respective department* are presented, nr requisitions from the disbursing officers of those departments are receit ed. The amount drawn from the agent depends, therefore, upou coniWigencies over winch the heads ot those departments have uo control, and may exceed or fall short of any estimate made by them far any definite period uf lime. It may be proper, also, to stale, that, in contemplation of law, money is not consid ered to be in-the Treasury until a warrant is issued by tile Secretary and receipted by the Treasurer, for the sums paid by tlie re ceiving officer* into bank j but, for the prac tical purposes of the Tn asury, all sums paid into h mU to Hie credit of the Ticasurer are considered by him tn be iu the Treasury. Generally, the warrants covering the mane y received on account of the government are issued quarterly for all mins received during the quarter. Tin e warrants rre usually is sued about two months all.*r the expiration of tin mu ,rt». , -s the payments made into the I tanks winch are # 1b« depositories of the pnhl c ni un y aie not ascertained sooner. Tne statements Which accompany this let ter n t explanatory nf tl,r views which it pr-'e-ds, or affied info.-illation c nnocted vv .in them, which it i-presumed may bu use- I n-njaio, with respect, your most otiedl- Cht tfi-ltii, ** WM. H. CUAWFOUn. Tlicr -purt was re.-d, and, with the d.ic: m it-, i iVrrcd iu the committee of VViivi M< alu. • MoWDAV, Jan 22. ?ire, fromtli* Cornrr<i tee on J’rn- ttion* vMutionnrv Cl.ums^rejiinrt * ' 1 , ’ 1 " ) *«»'Tora« An Aft to provide fc»T wm me toltowing, preseutea fy Mr. isrtncn of Kentucky : Whereas it i« represented to tha pre sent General Assembly, that many ne groes and persons ofcolor, tlie property of citizen* of this couinirenrenlih, have escaped from their lawful owners into the province of Canada, and are there protected from recapture by the subjects ot lus majesty tlie Kinq of Ureat-Britain, residing in said province of Canada : And whereas the practice of concealing vuucvuutenaucmg slaves that tints escape from their lawful otvi'crs, tends greatly to tlie injury of tlie people of this state, ami, if persevered in, may lead to un happy consequences between llie sub jects of liiw said majesty's government and the citizens of the United .States : Resolved, therefore. That it is the o- pinion and desire uf Hie presentUcner.il Assembly, that the government of the United States invite (lie attention of the British government to this subject, and, if practicable, procure arrangements to be made, on Ihe pan oi'tli.it government, fur the restoration of such fugitive slaves as shall have heretofore escaped, or may hereafter escape, from their lawful owners, (being citizens of Hie United •‘'lutes) into any of his said majesty's North-Americun dominions. And the governor ii requested to transmit to tin- Executive of the United States, and to each of the Senators and Representatives in Congress from this state, copies of the foregoing resolution. '1 he Speaker stated that, according to the rules of the house, this resolution could not be received, not being “ ad dressed lo the house though the sub ject might readily he brought before the house in a tiitierent form. - Upon which, Mr. B. withdrew the resolution, with the intention of presenting (tie subject to the hou«e in a ditfetent shape. ' Mr. Ian lletusclucr, from a select committee, teporteda lull siipplmentury lo the act relating tn the run-oin of pris oners taken during the late war : which was twice read and committed. MISSOURI. Tlie House then on motion of Mr. Euslis, resulted itself into a roiimuiiee of the vv hole, Mr. Hockley being called to the chair, and proceeded to the con sideration of the following resolution : Resolved, by the Senate and Jluiise of Representatives nf the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, and it i- tiereby declared, that, the day of next enduing, the state uf Alissouri shall be admitted into tlie Union upon an equal fooling with tlie original st de ni all respect* whatsoever : Provided, That so much of the 20th section of the .3d artii Ic in the constitution of said state, presented to Congress at the present session, us m ikes it tlie duty ol the Legis lature to pass sin It laws us shall he ne cessary “ to prevent free negroes sod mulaltoes from coming to, an.) settling in, this state, under any pretext whatso ever,” shall, uu or before that day, have been expunged therefrom. The resolution having been read— Mr. Eustit stated the objects he had in v iew, in moving tiiis resolution, to be, to remove the only objection which he had to the ndmissioti of Missouri into the Union ; to give facility and dt-patch to known wo|)Wp» , ► .^ived in the Revo- ]^He admission of the state into the Union; T.cn.rj my, «o tu ^ furpottt . | and. thereby to preclude the potability fi.hii qru Stion/vcr ar; •: ^a.. - <■ hi-fj."£ ( Congress. These wore In only too- J lives, and be I: id, in mov no, lib: to -do- - linn, :<■ ted vviifitiut re-' s-iLing vs itii any j one cl-:. Foreseeing a dillicully iu j prescribing the mode in vvnii b the a-1 uiendrucnt might be made, he bad left i that a question fur separate <«n-idera-: tinn, in onl *r to obtain a decision on the i principle of the resolution, lining in-1 trndueed the resolution from a sense ol I duty, should it not meet with the appro bation of the bouse, lie should be en- tirelr sitislie.i with having, in froposingl it, performed w hat lie believed to be in- duty. On motion of Mr. Eustis, the blank* in the resolution wore titled with tlie 1st day of October next. Air. Root moved to postpone tlie reso lution, in order lo take up that from tuc Senate, under the itnpres-iun that doing so would facilitate a final decision on lire subject. Air. Lowndes suggested that, in all probability, nothing would be gained by tlii' co sc, ns the same question now before tlie house might, and probably would be, brought up bv a motion lo a- meod the resolve of the .Senate. The motion to postpone was nega tived, No debate arising—• The Chairman put the question to ei- nree lo the resolution, »r.d it was rujt- .ired by a large majority. The committee then rose and repor ted their decision to the bouse. The Speaker put the question on a- greeing to the umend.nenD in • le in com mittee, (by tilling the blanks in the reso lution.) It being objected, that the rf port of the committee hud bceu to reject the resolution — The Speaker decided that no commit tee, whether select or of the whole house, has the power of rejecting any bill or resolution referi cd lo it. Rib and resolutions are referred hi commit tees to be discussed and amended or not, and not io be agreed to or rejected in form, though sometimes virtually rcjcec- ted by striking out their vital pat I*.* This ileri-ion wa« objected to by Mr. Randolph, Mr. Harbour and Air. Cnlb. but justified by Mr. Sergeant and in part at least by Mr. Lowndes. In the end, however, no appeal vva* taken from Hit derision of the chair. The House having aimed to the a- mendments made in committee of the | whole— i iie question was put, without de bate, oo ordering tbo resolution to be engrossed for a third reading, and deci ded as follows :—Yeas 6—Nay* 11C. Thcrsdav. Jan. 2.5. Air. Floyd, from a select committee which was instructed to enquire into the *ituu;ion of the settlements on the Paci fic ocean, and ilia expediency of occupy ing the Columbia river, delivered in a report, accompanied by a bill, to author ize tlie occupation of Ihe Cnlumhi i riv - er, mid to regulate the intercourse with the Indian tribes within the U. State* and territories thereof. 'I'lte bill was tw ice read and commit ted. * “ If it be a paper referred ’, ‘.Hem, (a nun- miltfe, whelhri* fidfcl of of the? whole,J they proceed to put ipjettion* of nincndiueiif, if pro posed, but no film I questions on the whole ; be- c«ni«e aii parts of tin* pjper, havin® been adop ted by the house, stand of cour«f*, unless ulter* ed or struck out by n vote. Even if they are opposed to the whole pi,per, and think it can not b ? made poo.I by nuicnduic.'it*, th**y cannot rend it, but uni t report it luck to llie bou»e without amendments and there make tlicir op- oiitton."—Jejfcrmm i Manual. IVrTv-Ynr.it, Jan. 2?. fnttrcMlinfr and Tinpnr'cnt.—We this evening lay before our render* the Musagt an I 1)9ci - merits, comniuiiir-ntcd to the Legislature on Thur>dnv lnf>t. We hnve only time to say, that hr* Excellency hrt pns'.nttd a tlron^ cum— much stronger, we suspect, titan either hi* friends or enemies expected.—bytdatur. GOVERNOR S MESS USE*. TO THE HO>uL A A. id 1. £ TUI .vs 4 k MULT* Gentlemen, The resolution of your honourable house, of Ifje Kith of November, relative to an i.j- tiuintioii in my speech, M the ope c z of the. session, has been lespeetiuliy considered, .U tluiy appreciated—and I thull now cormnu- nieate to you, agreeably tu yu it r ■ » *\st, the evidence in my possession r» i ri»n k*» the improper inter!er»*nee of the ollicers of t!t»‘ general government in lli« local concernb of this state. That many uf the nffleers of the United States L ive for ;i numb r nf yvan, net d ve ry improperly, by interfering in llie elections of this state, must Ik* known to every man in the community who has hud opportunity fn** information, and whose mind is not steel ed hy prejudice against the admission of truth: At the Ust election this influence was manifested in such a variety of shapes, ami in such a very exceptionable manner, that 1 considered it my duty to refer to it: Ami in performing this duty as n magistrate, ami in availing myself of a ri^ht possessed bv I every citi/.en, to express hi* opinion of the. conduct ot public men, I did rmteo. sidcr it necessary that I should 1m: provided with documentary testimony, nor did I suppose that at an extraordinary session of the le^ida- ture, held fi r a special purpose, it would be deemed advisable to deliberate on any of Lie matters indicated in my speech. And I wn-i confirmed in this itnprr.-sion, so far as it respects this subject, when I advt . ted to tfhj resolution of the senate then before you, prt jHuinr to adjourn on the next day—and lo a resolution of your house parsed on the IHlhdayof November, fi,p iidjotiruiiig on tile iOth. Under tliese < lacuitistances, i thought proper to delay this communicati on until the present session. And when I make this observation, I mu*t be permitted to **tate, that whenever I am called on for infoi station, by any branch of the legislature, in a proper manner and in a proper case, 1 shall always attend to the request with plea sure—but I shall*reserve to myself sufficient time to prepares satisfactory answer. And the univert'dl understandm?:, io parliamenta ry practice has been, that if the information requested is offered in time for full |e«rj«k*- live deliherntiot, and decision, no exception ouglit to betaken. i,? m,?! i.idr* r!i " on the fd-trm.nrv [ tranetms‘infiuence in the publics <»t rial*', i Wit .de trous iifumt-irnglhepro; of a j5re.1t evil, by attr.nliNg the public nt- teniloti to its prtuomtoance. Ami I "';»s h°t without licf|M*M, that the national ie^islattire would con.*id«ril a til case tor tue salutary exercise of its high authorities. In the in quiry which has been recently instituted in i'* the conduct of one of the departmi i ts of the national administration, some, of the abuses which will be developed tn this mes sage may he deemed a lit subject lor cogni zance—and 1 am persuaded that the general iovAfetigalion which has b»cn made, will have a beneficial tendency, even it it be not followed by any measure of punishment. Considering the immense patron, ge w hich must h«* necessarily entrusted to the execu tive government of tlie union, the constituti on 01 the United States has wisely declared that no senator or representative fch;dl lur ing the time for which he was elected, be ap pointed to any civil office under the aulnori- ty ol the United States*, which shall have been Created or the emoluments whercol shall have been eucreased doin g such lime: and no fuTduii holding tiny oHicv under Lie United States, shall he a member of either house during his continuance in olfice and “ that no senator or representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the U. State.*, shall he appointed an elector ol president and vice-president- 1 * The object •if these proviaious is to preserve Ihe inde pendence of the uatinual legislatuie and ol the electoral collects and lo maintain the purity of republican government. '1 he same -nlutary provisions I or uiialagous beneficial objects Lave been exieuded tu the state le gislature:*, and .ill the Mate touslilutio r.) formed sinc e the propcs I of the iiut.oual constitution in 1717, declare iu suhhlauce that no member nf congress, or officer ol the United States -sliall have a eat in Ihe stale legislature. Theie are in some constitutions vaiiations in the prnv isions, l>ot they all i*m rr.-Vy ?pfr.kir^ vr p , m:r.d of erm]fb.V..—- | \n»l the custom-house olfiter ’, u<; the lakes, l.ir as l can learn, have behaved in an tin* ceptionabic maimer in e^cicbiug the rights of suffrage, they have I believe generally ab stained from bringing any official influence any shape, lo bear upon the fontroveisy. [Governor Cliidon here rcritrt pnrtirular instances in which officers of the custom house, of the navy-yard, and others, holding their appointments from the General Go vernment, are supposed to have used an im proper influence on the stale elections—and of post-masters removed on account of their political sentiments. !n support of his charg es, which implicate one of the district judg es of the United States, a district attorney, who is the nephew of the President, and ano ther the nephew of the Secretary of tlie Na vy, he refers to a mass of documents, occu py ing ten column of the Ncvv-Vork papers in which they are printed ] It is, 1 conceive, impossible to resist the unfavorable conclusions which must be drawn from the body of testimony now sub mitted to you, making full allowances for exaggeration or error, for the influence of prejudice and the operation of improper mo tives. And admitting that a considerable portion of the allegations may be successful ly refuted, yet still there will remain a suffi cient number of strong and established facts, to prove a concert of exertions on the part of the officer* of the national government— in the Navy Y ard, the Custom-House, the General Post-Office, and in the Judicial :u.d some other institutions of that government, operating in our local elections—and which demonstrates the existence of an organized and disciplined corps, and the obtrusion of extraneous influence for the purpose of pro moling the aspirations of ambition, of secur ing the possession of authority, or of break ing down Ihe power of :he state, by the emir.i£cinent of intestine divisions: And this is tlie esc jn which the maxim, 11* or- Urs the commission of a crime tebo doui brace, hi 3 greater or h-s-degree* the spirit o*‘ j/trfo’d it, ultcn it is in bis potcir—mny bi •ijslly n.id emphatically applied. The least intimation from tlie pioper quarter, would have effectually prevented these notorious and alarming evils. To all sincere friends of the Republican Government, and such, Gentlemen, i b.dieVt you alj fid)e, this statement must pre-rui subjects for serious reflection. W ithout tin existence of State Governments, it is impos sible lor tin to enjoy the blessings of fiet* go vernment. And without a National Go vernment, ive would he involved iu wars home, and have hut feeble security against attacks fiom abroad. Roth areessenti.il lo the freedom, the safety, the projperity, and the honor of our country. The National Government is from Ihe necessity of I he ca-ie,armed with controlling authoiity ovei the revenues and physical force of Pie coun try. In its military and naval establishment* —in the arrangement of the National do mains—in Ihe disposition of its diplomatic intercourse—in tlie collection of taxes th*» immune nMronHn-e vvidi-h it de-irc«from the excluding prnriple. In those st-t.s which had adopted c. nstitutiuns before '.lie eiftUbfishmentof aiiational govtriiuieut,tiirre is of course no constitutional prohibition— but it is understood that in such caso bta- tutes have been passed to tlie fume elIY*ct.~— Virginia whose const it u! ion was formed in 1 *?fi, has a very comprehensive law on the subject. Penn: vlvania.in audition to a con stitutional restriction, has a statute which prohibits officers of the United States Irom acting as judges, inspectors or clerks of state elections. Tiie constitution of this state was formed in 1777, and although no statute ha. been |> iwm <1 on this subject, yet by a concur rent re solution of March 171/0, it was ie olv- ed as tho sense of the legislature, that it i? incompatible (according to the constitution of this state and of the Uni Led States) th it a iieml»«*r of congre.-s or other person holding any office whatsoever under tile U. States dmuld he a member of the senate or assem bly of this state during Ins continuance in «. ft. member of the legislature shall be elected |the numerous anu lucrative offices in its gift or appointed a member of congress, or 1 any office whatever under Ihe II. Slates and shall accept nf such oUice or appointment, it is hereby further resolved, iii.it his seat in tlie legislature ought lo beducated. Even in Ibe government of Great Britain, officers nf the excise and customs, and clerks tr de puties in the treasury, navy, victualing a d admiralty offices, and a long list of other de pendents on the crown, are interdicted from being elected or sitting as member* of the house of commons. Every officer nf the United States i* in a state of partial disfiaoct.iseineut. lie can not set io congress, iu the state legi slat'ires or in the electoral colleges—In the view of the constitution, he i‘J an object uf jealousy—he can however at any time ho restored to all the franchises of a ciuzcn hy abdicating hi* office. Our government is founded on the representative system—it protects the puri ty and independence of the representative— it erects a harrier against the inroads of exe cutive patronage,and it intends that the con stituent body should he free from the opera tion of the same iofiuenee. I11 reserving to (hi* national officer his elect!»e franchise it was undoubtedly contemplated that it should ho exercised iu tbo genuine spirit of repub licanism—that the surtYagc* of the citi/.eo should nut be biassed by the emoluments U honours uf the officer, and that he should not carry into the elections, any of the in- ff.ience derived from his official station—and I trust thut it will be universally admitlsd, that the. national government ought not to confer or withhold office* with a view of cre ating influence iu state politics. It is well known tiiat in this state, the national admi nistration has for some years selected in al most evciy case of any importance, its offi cers in opposition to tin* statendmiuisiniion, and this undoubtedly operates as an encou ragement to organis'd and disciplined hosti lity. It is a virtual instruction to its officer to oppose, and it is an invitation to all who are desirous of the, pntronag** of tlie g ne.ral government' to embark in tin: opposition.— The interference of the officers of the gene ral government in state politics in 17OU, was at that period a subject of general and well founded complaint—in the interval between my first election and entrance i ,to office, 1 —anil in the aliureraenls which are cnnM- quenfly held forth to ambition and cupidity, we pticeive tlie UHindaKon ol an influence which may he arrayed with a force almost irresistible against toe independence and si bility of the state governments. It maybe truly observed that in proportion to tin* po pulation of the United Stales, no govern ment ha* more numerous and efficient means of directing and controlling public opinion. And when we consider that few of the stales have any fund* or resources except what art* derived from tar.alion—that the compensati on of their public officers i* comparatively small—and tSiat llie heads of live Executive a:'.d Judicial departments Inve been some times induced to accept offices under the National Government, suSiordinate in portancr, hut superior in emoluments— we nita-t at once perceive the difficult*!* w h*Jl Hip fil lie Authuritioi liavp iu iipiiosin^ llie impriqier itiflurnci 1 of the Na tional Guvtrnment. And «lieu me further ennsider that iii all prooubility Hiere would he 00 unity nf view-, or coincidence of exer tion!! o|ic!hti:i;; atlheramc time, in llie state, while lUe National Authority might make its approaches hy aiuglinn out particular Stu4s>;nl ujjarauein; ii^niiisf them xvilb its co.iilai.v'^ahd coiisol jA. d force, we have every lea«ou to tsxefjjmr Ihe nlino.t vij,i- ^iil proper harriers a- S.iinit iiiidiiVStpPfo n h.im-iilr. A quveni incut o( iiiflneiUT and corruption is the worst puiciiblu shape which a upuhlkan govern- inent can assume, because undi r Ihe forms of freedom, il combines the essence of I v r.inuv. And ullhough I am far from laying, lh.il Ihil ia now llie cose, yet the lir: t at- trnipt* lo jive a wrong direction tolheau thority of government, m.^lit lo he resisted Slavery p eceded hy sleep. And llir liberlies of free state* are more frequently prostrated by fraud, than hy force, 'll the intelligence and patrimiam ol tin- body of our fellow citizens, wo may, I tilist, rely for the preservation of our free govermnrnts. And w hen an anxious desire to merit their good opinion by a faithful and independent di charge nf Illy important duties, and w ith an entire disregard of .my hostility which may arise from any quarter in consequence >>l y pursuing this coa.s.:, I submit this y In st election and entrance into office, I my punning tin. com sc, I submit this coin- d; (lie liberty of apprising Air. Aimin-e, | munic itinn to the Itepreaentative* of the United to [the president of the United States, of tin: obtrusive intermeddling of the officers of fiio ci ai-ral government in our itate politic! and of my earnest hope that under his adminis tration, this system no justly and so generally reprobated, would no longer lie tolerated.— In discharging this duty to the public, I en tertained eveiv wish to promote the most amicable relations between the general and state administration, and I can truly declare that no act nf hostility has been in any shape manifested or encouraged on the part uf tile authorities of this slate. The documents which I have now tlie ho nor to transmit to you, do not extend be yond the last general ch i lion and the agita tions preceding find nreoinustiying it. At tin* wry period when the officers of the U. States, who have behaved so rcprehcnsibly, might to have conducted themselves with tile greatest delicacy—when a legislature w as lo be chosen that was to appoint the elec tors nf President—noil when the second of ficer of the United Stales was a candidate for the office of governor, all the influence of theofficerswa* putiarequisition and brought into activity. Although deprived of the right of being chow.1, yet if in the exercise «f (be right ol choosing, they are permitted by the power of office to influence election, what ecilrity have the people fora pure le gislature, for an independent congress nr for an incorrupt college uf elector*. On tills oc casion I take pleasure ill statin,’, that not withstanding the practices complained of were marked with signal impropriety io tin- general operations of the navy-yard,in King's county, yet Ido not knownfa single instance wherein a naval officer who distinguished hiuisrif during the late wrjr, lias cinnluctcd himself improperly. The officer* of Hie ar my stationed m this state have furnished gc- peuple, fully persuaded that when tile per son d animosities and political agitations ol the times ate buried in oblivion, I shall In considered by impartial posterity, as having endeavored to deserve well of the Jl-putii by my conduct nil tlii« occasion. DR WITT CLINTON. Ailar.y, ITt.i January, 1841. [Puhlithei by Rapid/.] from ilia sa i ms \i. isrm.Uor.vraa. COLLI.UK Sic. AT WAhlllNU 1 TON A society for litgr.iry purpose* having obtained a most eligible site adj icenl to this city for institutions to promote these objects, it is thought pr. vet that n par ticular statement on the iutiject, sltoulJ now be made. In the progress of the business, an a- etdemy, in which, In soles other bene ficial result*, young gentlemen, destined to the higher Sphere* of literary pursuit, may find a convenient situation for pro secuting their preparatory studies ; n college adjusted to the plan of four clas ses, imd n four year's course, embracing the general circle of clashes ami the sci- ences ; perhaps a medical institution ; and an institution for the ministry, arc .11 iu conten.plation in llie ultimate en largement of the concern. And, in all the modifications which ulterior deve- lopement* may suefe-a us desirable or useful, that enlightened mol comprehen sive liberality, which i. at once the bul wark and glorv of republican principles, shall he • tcrodlv obsened. These iostitulinns, it i-. believed, "ill ire productive of much irdi.tft;:! ■ put ii.-gssd, tied may justly t.e rcgar.li. mi: n object ol treat n.iioi.ai impnrut: - ot oi ly the difiu*ion of litertstilte im- : .cicnctq fo vital lo re|Mjblirnn institu tions, will be promoted, but the associ ating together of young gentlemen from ditierent parts of litis wide-spread and grow ing community, at the central point, w ill originate among them, w hile travel ling tl.c literary round, those friendships, produce those impressions, and lay the foundation for that continued acquaint ance and intercourse, in after life, which will tend, in no small degree, to cement and strengthen the general Union. Resides, it is a part of the de.-ign of the society to promote the education, and consequent civilization and improve ment, of tlie aborigines of our country. One school for this pur pose already ex ists in Kentucky, and two school estab lishments among the tribes. Others on the same plan are designed to be carried into etlect as soon as the society shall find it practicable. This, too, is m. ni- I’estly an object of national interest arid soiicitude. it is devoutly hoped the- time may arrive when these fltgrant and miserable tribes shall become integral and use in I portions of this expanded and happy Republic. From tlie success which tins thus f.r accompanied their cflorts, the society discovers ample reason for the most grateful recollections, and the most ani mating anticipations. 'Lite subscription to pay for (lie ground, near fifty acre?, at tlie cost of near 7,000 dollar), wan soon accomplished. One of the frinci- pal buildings is already nearly closed in, w hi- ii xvill cost, probably, not rnuci short <d 110,000 dollars, and will arcomnodate about a hundred students, besides t stew ard lo provide for them, being loir sto- ri.’s high, 117 feet in length, by 47wide, "tit.lining 57 rooms. The subscription for this, and a subscription to enlow a professors!,ip, are filling up with nreed- tncss and liberality, which, under (he existing pecuniary embarrassment of the times, is peculiarly gratifying. In the building notv bci/ig prepared, it is intended shall be conmrrtced a course of study, preliminary toqw ell regulated colj.-ge on a large scale, li the business can possibly be urged folward Willi suf ficient rapidity, a freshujin class may be admitted as soon as Jantary IC22, little more than a year hened and by the lime that class shall have gone through it* course and become prepared for grades lien in t!.c .-.rts, other dasres following iti iri'ii! tr ftr/tar it fm' Lo pxnortf*f|m college shall have bfcome completely professors, and tutors, Simultaneously wii the introduction of a freshman chws ink Ibis building, tlie -tpdciits in tlie utinftry may also be brought into it, ami both institutions, while in their incident state, find ac commodation tinder le same roof, until the main College edlce can be erected. With these l.tcltpnd consideration* befuie them, the tuldingcommittee ap pointed by the Boas of At image rs ufttie Society, appeal, wth a very cheerful contidence, to the bernlity of their fel low-citizen* of the ’istrict of Columbia, of the members of he Government, and the people of the biited States at large. Into this Dietricwill he brought, no doubt, in ihe projess of llie business, sever*! hundred llvtsand dollars, from oilier quarters, 'lie citizens, here, then, are promotin their own immedi ate benctit, ivltildaiding an object of great public rind n i/onal utility. So, too, tlie citizens of otllr parts of our com mon country, whit communicating tlicir bounteous Itltera! • towards Hie same concern, arc not only enhancing the splendor of their ornmon Capitol, by multiplying mage cent buildings near the Seat of Movement, and thus adding to tlie slock of n ional character and. reputation, but pri toting their own ben- i tit also, as the trenms of uselulness from this fountiii may be expected to llow out in every ireclion, through all department* ofs.jetv. KOCH RF.YNOLDS, H. BROWN, r«ER RICK, llie Building Conucitler. IVunuoTOR, .Ya nice 21). On a re-pern 20tli inst. from titles of Luropdi The Spanish days from Oodi? arlc*to*, Jan. 31. HAVA A I'Al’KKS. of our papprs to 4he van*, we liml some ar- lienee. ket Fmintarso, in 42 f ind tlie ship Cleopatra, ana,»rrited at Havana The fjllowitiirticles, from a Mi lril paper nf the 2|No?om!ier, if headed as “ Important.!-but it will, no do-iht, be thought strain by our readers, that the Austrian trips, who were stationed upon tha fronars of Louihardy, to re. pre-s any rnvjitionary movements in lhat quarter, jouM Ihemsc-lres late proclatuicd thamniVi Constitution. | Madrio, Not. 21. “ It is ropm d, that an evtraordimry courier arrivi in to»vn this day from Naples, w ith .eiligence that the Aus* trim troops, en fortoed in order on the sombern -ntirrof Venetian Lom bardy, had pr mn.iit and ado]ited the Spanish Const! ion." Some distil races took place in Mad rid io tlie mo i of November, the par ticular* of i.h i are given in thcfollow- ingextract* o letter from a gentleman in ffladri I, tojs friend in Cadiz, which publctieift the Cadiz “ Uusro." I «tnd ycjbc fallowing journal, lhat you Spay for.ii correct opinion of the late onttii ieia* in the Capital. “ Niiveml IC.—This morning at 10 o'clock, t ourier arrived with two letters, one I the Captain General or dering him give up the command of the i’rovinct iJ army to Geu. C*» v *- rtf.Ti. —vW •*>' V- , - 1 ■ . S' k K&LdlH